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Jonny May is set to earn his 50th cap for England against Australia at the weekend but the circumstances could not be more different to when he made his first appearance.  May had travelled with the England squad on their tour of Argentina in 2013 during which time the British & Irish Lions were touring Australia. Having been left out …

The quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup are still over a week away but the mind games between England and Australia have already begun. With Wales expected to beat Uruguay in Sunday’s clash, should the game go ahead, Australia will be confirmed as the runners-up in Pool D. The result means they are set to face Pool C winners, England, …

Australia scored seven tries as they ran riot in the Oita Bank Dome to rout Uruguay 45-10 in their Pool D clash on Saturday. Uruguay were coming off the back of a famous victory over Fiji in their opening pool game, but were decisively beaten by Australia who were looking to get back to winning ways after defeat to Wales. …

With a number of key games happening across the pools this week, we bring you all the team news from the Rugby World Cup.  Michael Cheika has made 12 changes to the Australia starting XV who lost to Wales at the weekend with teenager Jordan Petaia set to make his debut on the left wing against Uruguay. He has been …

Reece Hodge has been banned for three games at Rugby World Cup. An independent disciplinary committee, meeting in Tokyo, adjudged that the tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato by the Australia winger was dangerous and warranted a red card. The ban comes just a day after World Rugby released a statement criticising the standard of referring at the tournament so far. …

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has said that the manner in which Fiji cited Reece Hodge following their clash at the weekend was not “in the spirit of the game”. The Australian winger has been cited for “an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of Australia’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool D …

Former Australian Rugby Union star, Israel Folau is set to make a dramatic return to Rugby League, nine years after his switch.  Folau’s contract with Rugby Australia was terminated earlier this month following a high-level breach of the Players’ Code of Conduct. The 30-year-old shared a post on social media in which he said that “hell awaits” various groups including …

World Rugby have come under fire for their initiative to clamp down on high tackles after an incident involving Reece Hodge went unpunished during Australia’s World Cup encounter with Fiji. The Australian winger’s shoulder made contact with Peceli Yato’s head in the 26th minute of the game while he also failed to use his arms in the tackle. The Fijian …

Captain Michael Hooper and stalwart David Pocock have both been named to start in the back row for Australia in their World Cup opener against Fiji on Saturday. The duo, along with Scott Sio, are the only surviving starters from their game against the Fijians at the World Cup in London in 2015, as well as the final from the …

Australia legend David Pocock will make his first Test appearance in almost a year when he captains his side in their final World Cup warm-up game against Samoa this weekend. The 31-year-old hasn’t featured on the international scene since last November after suffering a series of calf, neck and concussion issues which limited him to only three rugby games this …

Michael Cheika has included uncapped teenage sensation Jordan Petaia in his 31-man squad ahead of the World Cup in Japan. The 19-year-old, who is the only uncapped player in the squad, had missed most of the Super Rugby season with a Lisfranc injury but still makes Cheika’s 31 and could be a wildcard for them in the tournament. Petaia is …

All Blacks lock Scott Barrett has been banned for three weeks after receiving a red card in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup tie with the Wallabies. Barrett was sent off after appearing to lead with his shoulder in the tackle at the breakdown and made contact with the Australian captain Michael Hooper’s head. The tackle was adjudged to have been dangerous by …

New Zealand received a blow just before half-time of their clash with Australia when lock Scott Barrett was shown red for making contact with the head of Michael Hooper. Barrett appeared to lead with his shoulder in the tackle at the breakdown and made contact with the Australian captain Hooper’s head. The tackle was adjudged to have been dangerous by …

Australia and New Zealand are set to lock horns this weekend and write yet another chapter in the history of the Bledisloe Cup. The competition consists of an annual three-match series involving the two rugby heavyweights with two of their Rugby Championship clashes counting towards the final result. The pair go head to head in Perth this weekend and the …

David Pocock is back in the Australia squad. Pocock has been out of action since March due a long-standing calf injury. The Australian back-row forward missed the entire Super Rugby campaign and Australia’s first two games of the Rugby Championship. However, after being forced to sit out the tests against South Africa and Argentina, Pocock in back in the Wallabies …

A GoFundMe page set up by former Australian international Israel Folau to help cover his legal costs has raised almost $400,000 in two days.  ​Folau has launched legal proceedings with the Fair Work Commission against Rugby Australia following their decision to terminate his contract due to a high-level breach of the players’ professional code of conduct last month. Folau has …

Ireland U20s head coach Noel McNamara insists that his side still have plenty to work on following their 42-26 win over England in the World Championship on Tuesday. It was an ideal start to the campaign in Santa Fe for Ireland to follow on from their Grand Slam win earlier this win but they will be careful not to get …

Rugby Australia have officially terminated Israel Folau’s multi-million dollar contract following a high-level code of conduct breach. The breach came last month when Folau shared a post on social media stating that “hell awaits” drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators. Rugby Australia stated their intent to terminate the 30-year-olds contract shortly afterwards, however, Folau requested a code …